Category Archives: Cultural Heritage/Sustainability

AAHC Forum: Former Journalist Reviving Lost History, Culture at The Kansas African American Museum

Posted on April 25, 2013 by mheintz

This post is a part of the AAHC Forum. In the coming months we will invite current and past grantees to contribute their project experiences via blog posts on our UpNext Blog and then ask you to respond through the AAHC … Continue reading →

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AAHC Forum: Amistad and Haitian Agencies Discuss Exhibition

Posted on March 28, 2013 by mheintz

This post is a part of the AAHC Forum. In the coming months we will invite current and past grantees to contribute their project experiences via blog posts on our UpNext Blog and then ask you to respond through the AAHC … Continue reading →

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Museums as Dinner Table: Dialogues on Immigration

Posted on March 19, 2013 by mheintz

By Sarah Pharaon Program Director for North America, International Coalition of Sites of Conscience I’m married to an immigrant. My two children have Arab names, will eat hummus and baba ghanoush, and—if my husband and I can do a better job … Continue reading →

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Behind the Scenes: Theater Archives and the Documentation of a Legacy

Posted on August 30, 2012 by koconnell

By Sara Zettervall, MFA Project Manager, University of Minnesota Libraries What are theaters across the nation doing (or not doing) to create archives of their productions? We asked this question as part of our IMLS National Leadership Planning Grant, “Preserving … Continue reading →

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Preserving Our Present: Sacramento Teens Share Their Stories

Posted on August 1, 2012 by admin

Cross-posted from an article by Chris Shannon on NatomasBuzz.com It is no secret Sacramento’s north area has many stories to tell and local historians are taking note. The surprise is the age of the chroniclers. Thanks to a partnership with … Continue reading →

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